Monday, April 29, 2013

On The Ground

A female soldier
pleaded guilty
to two counts of desertion
after fleeing to Canada
in 2007 
to avoid a second tour
of duty in Iraq

the desert.

She said she had become
"disillusioned"

but Canada's not sure
whether to give
her a home
because for this war

(unlike that little one
in the 60s)

she decided to enlist
voluntarily

which of course
is true.

Right?

This poem © 2013 Emily Cooper.